Ryan Brobbel Explained

Ryan Brobbel
Fullname:Ryan Brobbel[1]
Birth Date:5 March 1993[2]
Birth Place:Hartlepool, England
Position:Winger
Currentclub:The New Saints
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2000–2013
Youthclubs1:Middlesbrough
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:Middlesbrough
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:York City (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:3
Years3:2014
Clubs3:York City (loan)
Caps3:7
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Hartlepool United (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:2015
Clubs5:Darlington 1883
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:Whitby Town
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–
Clubs7:The New Saints
Caps7:204
Goals7:91
Nationalteam1:Northern Ireland U17
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam2:Northern Ireland U18
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam3:Northern Ireland U19
Nationalcaps3:11
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2013–2014
Nationalteam4:Northern Ireland U21
Nationalcaps4:9
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:22 April 2024

Ryan Brobbel (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru Premier club The New Saints.

Brobbel signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough in 2011 after progressing through their youth system. He had two loan spells with York City in the 2013–14 season and played for them in the League Two play-offs. He had a loan spell with Hartlepool United in late 2014 and was released by Middlesbrough in May 2015.

Early life

Brobbel was born in Hartlepool, County Durham and attended High Tunstall College of Science.

Club career

Brobbel started his career with the youth system of Middlesbrough and signed a three-year professional contract with the club on 1 May 2011 after finishing his apprenticeship.[3] [4] He joined League Two club York City on 30 August 2013 on a one-month loan,[5] making his debut the following day as a 74th-minute substitute for Ashley Chambers in a 2–1 defeat away to Exeter City. Brobbel scored his first career goal in the second minute of the following match at home to Mansfield Town on 14 September 2013 with a header from six yards, although York went on to lose 2–1.[6] On 27 September 2013, after making three appearances and scoring one goal for York, Brobbel's loan was extended to 5 January 2014.[7] York opted against extending his loan when it expired,[8] having made 13 appearances and scored three goals for the club. Brobbel rejoined York on 27 March 2014 on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season, following an injury to Josh Carson,[9] and made his second debut for the club two days later in a 0–0 home with Burton Albion. He played in York's 1–0 home defeat to Fleetwood Town in the play-off semi-final first leg, but did not play in the second leg, after which York were eliminated 1–0 on aggregate.[10] He made eight appearances and scored one goal in his second spell with York.

Brobbel signed a new one-year contract with Middlesbrough in July 2014,[11] before joining League Two club Hartlepool United, his hometown club, on a one-month loan on 8 August.[12] He made his debut as a seventy-sixth-minute substitute in a 1–0 away defeat to Stevenage on 9 August 2014, and having impressed the loan was extended for a second month in September.[13] Another one-month extension came in October 2014,[14] before being sent back to Middlesbrough by new Hartlepool manager Paul Murray in early November having made 17 appearances for the club.[15] Brobbel struggled to get into Middlesbrough's under-21 team after returning, with manager Paul Jenkins saying that Brobbel was "at a crossroads in his career".[16] He had trials with League One clubs Doncaster Rovers and Scunthorpe United, scoring two goals for Scunthorpe in a reserve-team match in April 2015.[17] He was a member of the Middlesbrough under-21 team that won the Under-21 Premier League Division 2 and North Riding Senior Cup,[18] but was released in May 2015 after a 15-year association with the club.[19] [20]

Brobbel trained with Northern Premier League Premier Division club Darlington 1883 in the summer of 2015, before going on trial with Torquay United of the National League.[21] He signed for Darlington 1883, and made his debut in a 2–1 home win over Ramsbottom United on 9 September 2015.[22] He went on trial with a club in Scotland,[23] before he left Darlington in early-October 2015 making only two appearances for the club.[24] Brobbel joined Darlington's Northern Premier League Premier Division rivals Whitby Town, and debuted a 78th-minute substitute in a 0–0 away draw with Halesowen Town on 3 October 2015.[25]

On 1 February 2016, Brobbel signed for Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints.[26] Brobbel was named in the Welsh Premier League team of the year in the 2016–17 season.[27] After scoring 15 goals in 30 league games, he made the Welsh Premier League team of the year again in the 2022–23 season and signed a new two-year contract at the end of the campaign.[28]

International career

Brobbel is eligible to represent England, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at international level, and has been on training camps with both Irish teams.[3] He played for the Northern Ireland national under-17, under-18 and under-19 teams before making his debut for the under-21 team in a 3–0 away defeat against Malta on 30 May 2013.[4] His first goal for the under-21s came in a 2–1 home defeat to Serbia in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match on 9 September 2014.[29] He earned nine caps and scored one goal for the under-21s from 2013 to 2014.[29]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough2013–14Championship000000
2014–15Championship00000000
Total0000000000
York City (loan)2013–14League Two1941010214
Hartlepool United (loan)2014–15League Two1501010170
The New Saints2015–16Welsh Premier League8131112
2016–17Welsh Premier League31730204031438
2017–18[30] Welsh Premier League298104240404210
Total6816716280719620
Career total102208172809113424

Honours

The New Saints

2015–16,[30] 2016–17,[30] 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22,[31] 2022–23[30]

2015–16,[30] 2018–19,[30] 2021–22,[30] 2022–23[30]

2016–17,[30] 2017–18[30]

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13 . The Football League . 18 May 2013 . 20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf . 2 August 2014 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ryan Brobbel . Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats . Jonny Dewart . 30 July 2013 . 2 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Ryan Brobbel . Middlesbrough F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140724172146/http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/squad/academy/0,,1~2313560,00.html . 24 July 2014 . dead.
  4. Web site: Profile of Ryan Brobbel . Irish Football Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135558/http://www.irishfa.com/international/squad-profiles/profile/2481/ryan-brobbel/ . 5 March 2016 . dead.
  5. News: York City sign Middlesbrough midfielder Ryan Brobbel . BBC Sport . 30 August 2013 . 6 December 2016.
  6. News: Steve . Carroll . Match report: York City 1, Mansfield Town 2 . The Press . York . 16 September 2013 . 2 January 2014.
  7. Web site: Ryan Brobbel extends loan . York City F.C. . 27 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101905/http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/ryan-brobbel-extends-loan-1080848.aspx . 20 December 2016 . dead.
  8. News: Dave . Flett . Adam Reed handed a second chance by York City chief Nigel Worthington . The Press . York . 5 January 2014 . 5 January 2014.
  9. Web site: Brobbel back at Bootham . York City F.C. . 27 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701055407/http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/brobbel-back-at-bootham-1450035.aspx . 1 July 2016 . dead.
  10. News: Phil . Cartwright . Fleetwood Town 0–0 York City . BBC Sport . 16 May 2014 . 6 December 2016.
  11. News: Dominic . Shaw . Boro midfielder Ryan Brobbel signs new one-year deal . Evening Gazette . Middlesbrough . 3 July 2014 . 29 March 2018.
  12. News: Richard . Mennear . Busy morning at Victoria Park as Hartlepool United confirm signings of trialists Tommy Miller and Michael Woods and loan deal for Ryan Brobbel . Hartlepool Mail . 8 August 2014 . 29 March 2018.
  13. News: Richard . Mennear . Hartlepool United confirm loan extension of Middlesbrough winger Ryan Brobbel . Hartlepool Mail . 8 September 2014 . 29 March 2018.
  14. News: Hartlepool-born Brobbel feels hometown's pain more than most . Hartlepool Mail . 16 October 2014 . 29 March 2018.
  15. News: Richard . Mennear . Paul Murray chases new striker for Hartlepool United . Hartlepool Mail . 3 November 2014 . 29 March 2018.
  16. News: Richard . Mennear . Middlesbrough and Hartlepool footballer Ryan Brobbel at a crossroads says Boro coach . Hartlepool Mail . 25 November 2014 . 29 March 2018.
  17. News: Chris . Sumpter . Middlesbrough winger Ryan Brobbel bags a brace for Scunthorpe United's reserves – Video . Scunthorpe Telegraph. 1 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607152326/http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Middlesbrough-winger-Ryan-Brobbel-bags-brace/story-26265582-detail/story.html . 7 June 2015 . dead.
  18. News: Adam . Steel . Boro under-21s coach hails side's 'professional attitude' after title and cup double . Teesside Gazette . Middlesbrough . 14 May 2015 . 29 March 2018.
  19. News: Jonathon . Taylor . Five players who could be released by Boro this summer . Teesside Gazette . Middlesbrough . 27 May 2015 . 29 March 2018.
  20. Ryan . Brobbel . brobz8 . 600246074473902080 . 18 May 2015 . What a emotional last day at boro after 15 years meet some unbelievable people in my timeBut it's on to the next chapter in my career.. . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607153844/https://twitter.com/brobz8/status/600246074473902080 . 7 June 2015 . dead.
  21. News: Craig . Stoddart . Armstrong in contention for Darlington's first game of the season . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 3 August 2015 . 8 October 2015.
  22. News: Craig . Stoddart . Quakers graft to Ramsbottom victory . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 8 September 2015 . 8 October 2015.
  23. News: Craig . Stoddart . Darlington boss prefers to look at the positives . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 26 September 2015 . 8 October 2015.
  24. News: Trevor . Oakley . Darlington boss prefers to look at the positives . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 2 October 2015 . 8 October 2015.
  25. Web site: Andrew . Snaith . Venue: The Grove, Halesowen Town Football Club – Saturday 3rd October 2015 . Whitby Town F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20151008191721/http://www.whitby-town.com/halesowen_away_15.php . 8 October 2015 . dead.
  26. News: TNS sign ex-Boro winger Ryan Brobbel . Shropshire Star . Telford . 1 February 2016 . 6 December 2016.
  27. Web site: 2016/17 Dafabet WPL Team of the Season . Welsh Premier League . 17 May 2017 . 5 June 2018.
  28. 1659988229511102466. CymruLeagues. ✨ TÎM Y TYMOR ✨ The 2022/23 #JDCymruPremier Team of the Season... #FAWNationalLeagueAwards. 20 May 2023.
  29. Web site: Northern Ireland under-21 line-ups . Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats . Jonny Dewart . 23 February 2013 . 2 September 2017.
  30. Web site: R. Brobbel: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 12 May 2018.
  31. News: Cymru Premier: The New Saints win title with point against Penybont . 13 March 2022 . BBC Sport . 12 March 2022.
  32. Web site: 2016/17 Dafabet WPL Team of the Season . Welsh Premier League . 17 May 2017 . 5 June 2018.
  33. 1659988229511102466. CymruLeagues. ✨ TÎM Y TYMOR ✨ The 2022/23 #JDCymruPremier Team of the Season... #FAWNationalLeagueAwards. 20 May 2023.